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Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made in reviewing methods of recording calls to NHS Direct about mental health-related matters so as to align them closely with the clinical assessment system. [35509]
Ms Blears [holding answer 12 February 2002]: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer him to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.
All calls to NHS Direct are logged and recorded; this includes mental health calls. Nurse advisers use decision support systems (algorithms) as part of the national health service clinical assessment system (CAS) to enable them to identify the nature of the call and assess the needs of the caller. Mental health is seen as an integral part of the CAS and mental health callers will be assessed and advised using the CAS through the use of mental health algorithms developed by mental health clinicians. As CAS is available across England, the information available on all calls will become even more robust and will provide a credible data source supporting mental health service development.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 13 November 2001, Official Report, column 679W, what the timetable is for selection and implementation of instrumentation for the measurement of clinical outcomes in the mental health services. [39845]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 1 March 2002]: The selection and implementation of instrumentation for the measurement of clinical outcomes in mental health services is developing as planned.
They will consider aspects of morbidity, patient satisfaction and quality of life.
Piloting the instruments is currently in hand.
Data are expected to be flowing from the pilot sites by September 2002.
Routine measurement of outcomes is expected from April 2003.
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Jacqui Smith [holding answer 5 March 2002]: The tables show the estimated numbers of Finished Consultant Episodes and Discharges with a primary diagnosis of
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mental and behavioural disorders, in England, for 199697 to 200101. The figures for 200001 are provisional, as no adjustments have yet been made for shortfalls in data.
199697 | 199798 | 199899 | 19992000 | 200001 | |
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Under 16 | 20,210 | 25,150 | 20,010 | 18,170 | 14,580 |
1624 | 33,880 | 36,540 | 31,500 | 27,870 | 22,220 |
2544 | 103,540 | 109,640 | 106,350 | 98,890 | 79,560 |
4564 | 54,390 | 56,190 | 56,010 | 54,550 | 45,850 |
6574 | 26,090 | 25,520 | 24,700 | 23,720 | 18,840 |
7584 | 32,310 | 32,920 | 33,300 | 31,560 | 24,210 |
85+ | 18,460 | 19,180 | 17,820 | 17,510 | 15,060 |
Not known | 2,400 | 470 | 730 | 250 | 420 |
All ages | 291,280 | 305,610 | 290,420 | 272,520 | 220,740 |
Psychiatric diagnosis as a percentage of all diagnoses | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Notes:
1. Data for 200101 have not been grossed for coverage and have a provisional status.
2. Figures may not add up due to rounding.
3. Codes have been taken from the 'International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems' Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
199697 | 199798 | 199899 | 19992000 | 200001 | |
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Under 16 | 20,000 | 24,950 | 19,620 | 18,050 | 14,270 |
1624 | 32,170 | 35,130 | 29,940 | 25,970 | 20,400 |
2544 | 97,330 | 104,070 | 100,000 | 90,360 | 72,230 |
4564 | 50,550 | 52,780 | 51,990 | 49,480 | 40,970 |
6574 | 24,000 | 23,670 | 22,740 | 21,190 | 16,630 |
7584 | 29,330 | 30,310 | 30,250 | 27,800 | 20,940 |
85+ | 16,660 | 17,540 | 16,010 | 15,230 | 12,740 |
Not known | 2,350 | 450 | 690 | 230 | 410 |
All ages | 272,390 | 288,890 | 271,230 | 248,300 | 198,580 |
Psychiatric diagnosis as a percentage of all diagnoses | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
Notes:
1. Data for 200101 have not been grossed for coverage and have a provisional status.
2. Figures may not add up due to rounding.
3. Codes have been taken from the 'International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems' Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring of compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 in psychiatric units his Department has undertaken in the last three years; and what resources have been made available for this. [38367]
Jacqui Smith: The Mental Health Act Commission's role is to routinely visit all hospitals and registered nursing homes with detained patients to monitor the operation of the Mental Health Act and interview detained patients in private. It is also their role to monitor complaints made by detained patients through the NHS complaints procedures and monitor the operation of the consent to treatment safeguards and the Mental Health Act Code of Practice. New legislation following the reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 will fully comply with the Human Rights Act 1998.
Mr. Cran: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when a substantive reply will be given to Dr. R. D. Fouracre's letter of 1 August 2001, concerning continence management services. [36840]
Jacqui Smith: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to the question. I refer him to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.
The Department has no record of receiving this correspondence. The hon. Member's office have been asked to supply a duplicate.
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average response time was for responding to departmental correspondence; what percentage of letters took longer than one month for a response; and what percentage took longer than three months for a response in each of the last five years. [37441]
Ms Blears: The available information is in the table, which shows the percentage of letters replied to within the Department's service first targets of 20 working days.
Year | Volume of letters | Percentage increase | Percentage of replies sent on target |
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1998 | 10,648 | | 61.0 |
1999 | 18,346 | Up 72.0 | 47.0 |
2000 | 18,621 | Up 1.5 | 50.0 |
2001 | 19,665 | Up 5.6 | 60.0 |
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Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what independent evaluation has been made of the work of health action zones. [37382]
Ms Blears: The national independent evaluation of health action zones (HAZ) is due to be completed by December 2002 and is being conducted by a consortium led by Professor Ken Judge of the University of Glasgow. In addition, each HAZ is carrying out a local evaluation. Some reports have already been published and are available locally and at www.Haznet.org.uk.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will issue guidance to social services departments to ensure that care workers will not be charged when undertaking their training for the NVQ level II as set out in the domiciliary care standards. [37694]
Jacqui Smith: There is no intention either implied or stated in the draft National Minimum Standards for Domiciliary Care to levy a charge on home care workers for their NVQ training.
Barbara Follett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many chiropodists/podiatrists were employed in the NHS in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [38214]
Ms Blears: The information requested is shown in the table.
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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Headcount | 3,290 | 3,320 | 3,370 | 3,470 | 3,560 |
Whole-time equivalents | 2,730 | 2,750 | 2,770 | 2,850 | 2,890 |
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census
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